Question

President Clinton was born in the little southern town of Hope, Arkansas, on August 19,1946. But his name was not Bill Clinton. It was William Jefferson Blythe. His mother named his for his father, who had been killed in a car accident a few months before he was born. When Bill was four years old, his mother married Roger Clinton who then legally became Bill’s father. Roger Clinton and Bill’s mother had a son, Roger Jr.
Bill Clinton studies international affairs at Georgetown University in Washington, D. C. He won a Rhodes scholarship to study at Oxford University in Britain. There, he met other students with whom he has continued life-long friendships. One of them is Robert Reich, who was just nominated to be Secretary of Labor. After Oxford, Bill Clinton earned a law degree at Yale University.
In 1973, Bill Clinton became a law professor at the University of Arkansas, but he was too interested in politics to stay at the university. He campaigned for the House of Representatives but was defeated. In 1976, he was elected General for the state of Arkansas, the state government’s chief lawyer.
Two years later, Bill Clinton was elected Governor of Arkansas. He was defeated for re-election after his first two-year term. But he was elected Governor again in 1982. He has been re-elected to that office every two years since then.
Bill Clinton married lawyer Hillary Rodham Rodham in 1975. She kept Rodham as her last name until it became an issue during her husband’s 1980 campaign for governor. Since then, she has been known as Hillary Rodham Clinton. The Clintons have a daughter, Chelsea.
70.小題1:We learn that Bill Clinton’s father ________.

A．died before Bill Clinton was born

B．died when Bill Clinton was a few months old

C．left his wife after Bill Clinton was born

D．was his mother’s second husband

71.小題2:Bill Clinton was elected Governor of Arkansas in ________.

A．1976

B．1978

C．1980

D．1973

72.小題3:Hillary Rodham did not change her last name until ________.

A．she married Clinton

B．she gave birth to their daughter

C．Clinton campaigned for President

D．Clinton was defeated in his campaign for governor

Answer 1

小題1:A
小題2:B
小題3:D

小題1:細(xì)節(jié)題。從第一段第二句話可以知道答案。
小題2:細(xì)節(jié)推理題。第三段最后一句提到“In 1976, …”,第四段第一句話提到“Two years later, Bill Clinton was elected Governor of Arkansas.”。因此選B。
小題3:細(xì)節(jié)推理題。第四段提到1980年，Bill Clinton的競選失敗了，而在最后一段第二句話中說道“She kept Rodham as her last name until it became an issue during her husband’s 1980 campaign for governor.”因此選D。